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Category: Personal Commentary
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Published: Tuesday, 22 February 2011 14:54
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Written by Lisa Wilder
If someone had told me five years ago that there would be a day when articles about stuttering were everywhere you turned – whether the newspaper, radio, internet or television news outlets – I would have been highly skeptical. After all, nobody talked about stuttering. Yet today, a little movie about a stuttering king has made the condition a hot topic in news media. The general public seems both interested and amused in stuttering because of the depiction of King George VI's struggle with his speech, and journalists are always happy to oblige the latest craze. Also people who stutter are feeling more comfortable talking and writing about their experience.
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Category: Personal Commentary
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Published: Monday, 07 February 2011 15:52
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Written by Lisa Wilder
Elaine Saitta
Elaine Saitta, from Seattle, Washington, has been involved in organizations for people who stutter for many years, particularly the National Stuttering Organization. She attended the CSA conference in Vancouver in 1997, and later this year will be one of our keynote speakers at CSA 2011. In her work as a speech-language pathologist she treats clients of all ages, including young adults. In this moving interview by Pamela Mertz, Elaine speaks about how "coming out" as a person who stutters, and meeting other people who stutter, changed her life. Listen here.
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Category: Personal Commentary
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Published: Saturday, 11 December 2010 05:40
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Written by Lisa Wilder
Slate Magazine has an excellent article on the history of stuttering in movies. It features some older, little-known films as well as the popular ones of today. Hollywood definitely does a disservice to stutterers, with few exceptions. It is usually portrayed as a sign of weakness or ineptitude. One sad but funny example is a Western where John Wayne's character is able to bully the stuttering out of a young fellow – "Get rid of that stutter or go home, pardner!" The boy becomes angry and his stuttering is cured.
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Category: Personal Commentary
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Published: Monday, 21 February 2011 05:34
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Written by Lisa Wilder
Jaan Pill
Current Acting National Coordinator of the Canadian Stuttering Association, Jaan Pill, was interviewed by Marilyn Linton from the Toronto Sun. He is quoted in an article published on Monday, February 21 entitled Stuttering, a hidden disability.
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Category: Personal Commentary
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Published: Monday, 20 December 2010 18:03
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Written by Karen Hollett
This article first appeared in the Summer 2010 issue of CSA Voices. You can read more about Karen and purchase her book here.
For almost as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to write feel-good books for young children who stutter.
I’m now 44 years of age, and the memories of being teased at school as a child are still quite vivid. Because of what I experienced, I’ve always wanted to help young children who stutter. I thought that writing encouraging children’s books would be a good way to accomplish this.
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Category: Book Reviews
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Published: Thursday, 09 December 2010 15:30
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Written by Lisa Wilder
David Shield’s novel, Dead Languages, is an intensely personal narrative about the life of Jeremy Zorn, growing up in San Francisco in the 60s and 70s, who happens to have a severe stutter. The book opens with memories of formative experiences from his early childhood, mainly the strong personalities of his highly intellectual and verbose family, particularly his mother.
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